"Be Realistic expect nothing less than a miracle"
I wish I was one of those people who could "pace" my weekends, it seems like I try and cram as much as I can into weekends, they are really just so much fun, and I hate to waste a moment of them. This weekend was an amazing weekend, on Saturday we were up at the crack of dawn...... in fact I am beginning to think that I actually wake the dawn............ picked up Kira and my friend Cherry who is a dress designer and is going to make and design the dress for my bestest friend's soon to be daughter in laws wedding that we put together a month ago...... and we were off to buy the material.......... at a fabric shop aptly called the "Bargain Store", it really has amazing prices, the only downfall is that it is an hour away from my home town.
...... and so the fun began not only did Pamela have to choose her material and lace, and everything else needed for the amazing dress that Cherry designed, my two, Kira and Kayla decided they also wanted dresses made for a wedding that we are going to at the end of this month..... Cherry was going between all three girls, we kept losing her amongst the material rolls ....... I was going crazy just watching her.......... and the shop assistants were looking at us as though we had really lost the plot...... which I think at some point we did. I did look at patterns for the wedding at the end of the month, but decided that expecting Cherry, friend or not to make 3 dresses in three weeks was just a "little" bit on the impossible side, so I will have to buy myself a dress.........
Two hours later we were all finished, in more ways than one, and, as we don't have a MacDonald's in Heidelberg the town is too small, we went for breakfast at one there........ not sure why people eat this food, it really tastes like tomato sauce on cardboard.............. as far as I am concerned the old edible thing there is the Apple Pie.
Back to Heidelberg we drive, where we had a marathon two hours, taking measurements for the wedding dress and the bridesmaids dress, who is 3 and going to have the identical dress to her mom ...... then the sweet factory to buy some sweets for a childrens home ....... then the corner clothes shop that always has lots of bargins at really good prices ......... and we did find some......
At 1o'clock I had a meeting for the holiday club coming up in December , and off everyone else went to my favourite coffee shop ......... and then we chilled.......... Pamela's daughter, also a Kayla, had a blast, here she was trying on all my Kayla's sun glasses, talk about a face covered in "happy dirt"
Not sure if it is just in the name, but the two Kayla's never stop talking.......... and got on like a house on fire........ which we had the other day, when an extension cord caught fire, but we were saved by Levy our labrador who warned us of the fire, and for once I didn't panic..... which is a miracle in itself....... no damage done..... who would have believed Kayla if she had called for help after her last house on fire saga............ talk about crying wolf.
mmmmmmmmm here they are sitting on my beloved verandah....... this is the view that I enjoy, with my morning coffee........ and where I type most of my blogs.
And then a fantastic surprise my sister phoned me, and asked if they could come for lunch on Sunday, it is very hard for them to get away from their farm...... so this was only the second time she has visited. so with my marathon day on Saturday I had not had time to shop..... so guess what I was up at the crack of dawn to get to town to get some shopping like me Linda is an early riser, so they were expecting to be here at about 10am.
I think she knew the state of mind I was in, with all the "drama" that I am going through in the next few weeks.......... my nephew and his girlfriend came along , Kira and Jan ....... and as my sister says...... it was a very "Happy Day". Full of eating and laughing and catching up, it is quite a while since I have been able to get through to her to spend a weekend.
Me eating again.... thank goodness for gym I am still going 4 days a week, or I would be "Bessie Bunter" with my sister Linda and husband Allen.
My nephew, and his girlfriend Claire and Kayla
My son in law Jan, a really happy day, but I had to promise Kayla that I would make no arrangements for the next few weeks, as she is going to start writing exams and so needs to study....... so maybe I'll get more chance to blog... here's hoping...........
Sounds like a busy weekend - but really fun! I love spending weekends with friends and family. It looks like you do, too! Your veranda view looks lovely! I can picture you typing away on your computer. :)
ReplyDeleteWhew, I thought I had busy times, but you put me to shame! Isn't it great to meet with family and friends and enjoy the laughter and catching up? Your veranda does look like a fun place to hang out..almost like having another room, but outdoors! I too tend to cram my weekends full, but with working like we do all week, it's the only time we have! Have a good week!
ReplyDeleteI am like YaYa Whew! lol
ReplyDeletewow what a weekend but even trying to read between the lines as I sometimes do I think you had a good time.
Staying busy is sometimes the only medicine we have to take but then you need your time too.
Wish I could spend some time with you on your veranda glad you showed it to us. Here I am talking about you needing me time and I am inviting myself over. hahaha
Well it would take me a few days to get there so I guess that would be your time. Sorry now I am blabbering.
My tinkerbell woke me at 3am and I can not for the life go back to sleep so I am catching up with friends.
Love ya
Maggie
Karen, I don't think that moss will ever grow on you because you are always on the move. You had a pretty busy weekend.
ReplyDeleteAs I'm exploring your blog, I'm leaving comments without looking at the dat but I feel that I'm part of the gang as I see familiar faces in the comments. JB